Welcome to Special Olympics Ontario’s Virtual World Cup, where you can play head to head games against other schools across Canada! 

Don’t miss out on the chance to win a variety of prizes, meet and connect with athlete across the country and participate in our second ever FUN DAY! 

How it works: 

We are offering registration 3 inclusive divisions 

• Single Player Entry (ideal for students learning at home) 
• Traditional Skill Level Teams (entire team has an ID) *these teams will be broken into 2 divisions based on the overall skill ranking of the team which is required during registration. SOO will let you know what division your team falls into after registration closes  
• Unified Teams (intended for teams that have a mix of athletes with and without intellectual disabilities) 

The tournament will run from Monday, October 18th to Friday, October 22nd.  

There will be a different team challenge for each day (4 different challenges total).On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday schools will be able to complete the challenge on their own time and submit results by the end of the day 

• The Thursday challenge will be live head to head competition against teams in your division!  
• All teams are guaranteed to compete in all 4 challenges.  
• Note: Schools will be offered the flexibility to compete Live on Wednesday October 20th in the event they cannot attend or access the virtual platform on Thursday October 21st  
• Friday will feature a variety of fun social and interactive events to celebrate everyone’s successes! 

Live virtual game times on Thursday October 21st will be held at 10am EST for At Home Learners, 11am & 1:00pm EST for Traditional Teams (dependent upon your division), and at 2:00 pm EST for Unified Teams. 

• Those teams unable to participate live will have the option to compete at the same scheduled teams on an alternate platform on Wednesday October 20th  

Live competitions will be hosted on two of these three platforms: Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and Zoom 

Final instructions, equipment needed, and game times and all pertinent information will be sent out upon the closure of registration to those registered. 

Important for Traditional Teams Only: Please provide rankings of each athlete in 4 areas. Please use the following guide to aid in your decision: 

Shooting Skill Evaluation /5 

1. Athlete can dribble the ball using both hands in a stationary position 10 times.
2. Athlete can dribble the ball using one hand in a walking position 10 times. 
3. Athlete can dribble the ball side to side using both hands in a walking position 10 times. 
4. Athlete can dribble the ball using one hand in a running position 10 times. 
5. Athlete can dribble the ball using both hands in a running position 10 times on both sides. 

Passing Skill Evaluation /3 

1. Athlete can bounce ball off a wall from 6 feet away and receive the ball in a stationary position 10 times. 
2. Athlete can receive a pass from another student, and pass the ball back to the same student in a stationary position 10 times. 
3. Athlete can receive a pass from another student 6 feet away, and pass the ball back by distinguishing between bouncing, throwing overhead, or chest pass back in stationary position 10 times. 

Dribbling/Ball Control Evaluation /2

1. Athlete can shoot and the ball go into the net/basket/hoop from 3 steps away from this distance. 
2. Athlete can shoot and the ball go into the net/basket/ hoop from 6-10 feet away. 3/5 shots must go in from this distance. 

Throw-in Evaluation /2 

1. Athlete can shoot and the ball go into the net/basket/hoop from 3 steps away from this distance. 
2. Athlete can shoot and the ball go into the net/basket/ hoop from 6-10 feet away. 3/5 shots must go in from this distance. 

Please note: Registration closes on October 8th at 5:00 PM EST  

Please contact us at schools@specialolympicsontario.com if you have any questions or concerns!